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Mardi Gras Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 55

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
Mardi Gras

7 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 29, 2023

Ship: Mardi Gras

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 5372

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall this was a great cruise. The ship is full of so many options and places to explore. Try something new - the ropes course is so fun!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Fahrenheit 555 Steakhouse

5 out of 5

Unreal. This is a must. If you do nothing else, eat here.

Flamingo Restaurant

4 out of 5

Food was wonderful. Staff was….trying but just not very friendly.

Fortune Teller Bar

5 out of 5

Better than the latitudes on the Celebration. The drinks were fun, unique and the staff was a riot.

Cucina del Capitano

4 out of 5

Don’t overlook here for a nice lunch! Pasta was great!

Lido Marketplace

3 out of 5

Very repetitive.

The Watering Hole

5 out of 5

Sail away drink for the win!

JavaBlue Cafe

5 out of 5

Don’t let the line scare you. They are 10x faster than Starbucks. Wonderful staff! The chocolate rev milkshake is fantastic.

Carnival Kitchen

4 out of 5

We did the apple pie cooking class. Was a lot of fun. The instructor was a little out of touch with the group but still was a great time.

Brass Magnolia Bar

5 out of 5

Less busy than most and the bayou lemonade was fantastic.

Bar della Rosa

5 out of 5

Espresso martini was off the hook!

Emeril’s Bistro 1396

5 out of 5

We highly recommend doing a breakfast here! So good and worth the $6. It was a nice change up from the daily breakfast offerings. The banana foster crepes were out of this world.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

BOLT Ultimate Sea Coaster

1 out of 5

Was not open more than 2 hours our entire 7 day cruise. Very disappointing.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Love the layout of this ship and how it was full but NEVER felt that way. Did notice some areas like our stateroom with some not so clean things. Our couch was very stained.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Location wise. We LOVED it. During the day it was noisy with the kids zone above but at night, never heard a peep! We are never in the room during the day so didn’t bother us. Disappointed in the cleanliness somewhat. The couch was pretty stained. We would totally stay in the same room again!

Ship tip

Explore the ship! So many people on the last day were like, “wait, that is on the ship?” It is easy to keep going to the same places but change it up. 7 days and we didn’t see every venue!

Ports of call

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Explore park excursion was out of this world. Best zip lining ever.

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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7 Comments

Pheznt55    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody    1 year ago

Appreciate the review

lsbs    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing.

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience. Glad you enjoyed.

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your details. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

carolj68    1 year ago

Thanks hate the sofa was nasty. Guest Services should been informed. I would hope that something would have been done about it .

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